INDIAN COUNCIL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (An autonomous Body of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government

of India) P.O. New Forest, Dehradun 248 006 (Uttarakhand) Advertisement No.1/DSB/ICFRE-2011 Applications are invited from Indian Nationals fulfilling the prescribed qualifications for appointment to the under mentioned post: (i) Name of Post : Scientist-B Pay scale and allowance: Pay scale of PB-3:-Rs.15,600-39,100 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- p.m. plus allowances as admissible under the rules/orders of the Government of India. Total No. of Posts: 13 (Unreserved- 06, Reserved for SC-03, ST- 02, OBC-01 and PH- 01). Description of duties: To conduct research in the relevant field of forestry in ICFRE Institutes. Post Code Sl. No. 1. SFE (Forest Ecology) No. of Category Minimum Essential and Desirable Post (s) Qualifications 03 UR-01 Essential Qualification SC-1 (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Forestry / ST-01 Botany/Environmental Science from a recognized University with specialization in Forest Ecology/Ecology OR First class M.Sc. degree in Natural Science/ Life Sciences/ Environment Management from a recognized University with specialization in Forest Ecology/Ecology Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in Forest Ecology/ Ecology/Environmental Management/ Environmental Economics 02 UR-01 Essential Qualification SC-01 (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Environment Management/Environment Science from a recognized University with specialization in Environmental Economics Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. in Environment Management/ Environmental Science/Environmental Economics 01 PH-01 Essential Qualification (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from a recognized University with specialization in Organic Chemistry. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry. 01 UR-01 Essential Qualification (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Statistics/Applied Statistics from a recognized University with specialization

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SEM (Environment Management)

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SCT (Chemistry)

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in Experimental Designs/ Sampling Techniques/ Statistical Modeling. OR First class M.Sc. (Agriculture) Statistics/ M.A. Statistics degree from a recognized University. Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in Applied Statistics. Essential Qualification (i) First class B.E./ B. Tech. degree in Computer Science from a recognized University. OR First class in Master of Computer Applications or equivalent from a recognized University Desirable Qualification (ii) Ph.D. degree in Computer Science/Computer applications/ Information Technology. Essential Qualification (i) First class M.Sc. degree in Water Resources/Hydrology/Soil and Water Conservation Engineering/Geohydrology from a recognized University. OR First class B.E/B. Tech. degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Civil Engineering/ Environmental Engineering with specialization in Water Resources/ Hydrology/Soil and Water Conservation/ Geo-hydrology. Desirable Qualification (i) Ph.D. degree in Water Resources/Hydrology/soil and Water conservation.

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SIT(Information Technology)

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SHYD (Hydrology)

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UR-03 SC-01 OBC-01

Age Limit : 30 years (as on 15.09.2011). The upper age is relaxable for Central Government employees and candidates belonging to reserved categories as per rules of the Government of India subject to production of prescribed certificate from the Competent Authority. There shall be no upper age limit for officers/officials already working in ICFRE and its Institutes/Centres and also for the Junior Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow/Research Associate and Field Assistant who have been continuously working for a period of atleast 8(eight) years or more in ICFRE and its Institutes/Centres. Place of Posting: The persons selected against the posts in the above disciplines will be posted in any of the Institutes/Centres of the Council at Dehradun, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Jorhat,

Coimbatore, Bangalore, Shimla, Ranchi, Allahabad, Chhindwara, Hyderabad and Aizwal. All posts carry liability to serve anywhere in India. Date and Time of written examination and/or interview: To be intimated later to the eligible candidates, separately. Place of Written Examination: The written examination will be conducted at the Centres at the ICFRE Institutes viz. FRI, Dehradun; TFRI, Jabalpur; AFRI, Jodhpur; RFRI, Jorhat; IFGTB, Coimbatore; IWST, Bangalore; HFRI, Shimla and IFP, Ranchi. The candidates are required to indicate choice of three (3) Centres in order of preference. The Council reserves the right to allot an examination centre other than the preference given by the candidate. After allotment of examination centre, request for change of examination centre shall not be entertained in any circumstances and the candidate will have to appear at the allotted centre. Place of interviews : ICFRE (Hqrs.), P.O. New Forest, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) General Instructions: (i) (ii) Mere fulfilling of the minimum qualification and experience requirements shall not vest any right in the candidate for being called for written examination and/ or interview. All the applications received within due date in response to this advertisement shall be considered for short-listing by a screening committee and only the candidates recommended by the screening committee will be called for appearing in the written examination. The decision of the Council on short-listing will be final and the Council will not entertain any correspondence in this regard. The period of experience of a candidate in a discipline/area of work shall be counted after the date of acquiring the minimum prescribed educational qualifications for that post. Qualifications and other requirements for any post may be relaxed, at the discretion of the Council, in respect of candidates otherwise well qualified. Candidates are required to pay non-refundable application fee of Rs.200/-(Rupees two hundred only) through bank Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Drawing & Disbursing Officer (DDO), ICFRE payable at Dehradun issued by any Nationalized bank. No other mode of payment of application fee is acceptable. Separate applications should be submitted alongwith Demand Draft of Rs.200/- for each post, if a candidate wishes to apply for more than one posts. The SC/ST/PH/Women candidates are exempted from the payment of the application fee. In the case of Physically handicapped (PH) candidates, this exemption will, however, be available to only those handicapped persons who would otherwise eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of standards of medical fitness prescribed for the posts by the Government of India. Apart from affixing one photograph on the application form, the candidates are required to send two additional and identical photographs separately alongwith the application form, duly stapled on the first page of the filled in application form, with their name and post code written in capital letters at the back side of the photographs. Persons working in Central/State Government/Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Organizations should submit their applications through proper channel within the last date of receipt of application in ICFRE.. The candidates belonging to SC/ST categories will be entitled to Traveling Allowance as per provisions of Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) O.M. No.19014/3/77E.IV(B) dated. 17.02.1978.

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(ix) Incomplete applications in any respect, or application submitted not as per the prescribed proforma given at Annexure-A of the advertisement, or received after the prescribed last date of receipt of applications in ICFRE shall be summarily rejected. (x) The mere fact that a candidate has been called for written examination and/or interview does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by ICFRE. The candidate must note that if his/her ineligibility is detected at any stage before or after the written examination and/or interview or if the conditions prescribed in the Rules and Instructions given in the Advertisement or any other additional information/documents called for at any stage are not complied with within the time specified therein, his/her candidature will be liable for cancellation. The ICFRE will not be responsible for cancellation of candidature on this account. (xi) The Director General, ICFRE reserves right to not to fill any or all the advertised posts without assigning any reasons. How to Apply Interested candidates should submit their application typed on A-4 size paper as per the prescribed proforma given at Annexure-A of the advertisement alongwith attested copies of :(i) (ii) (iii) Certificate of proof of age. Certificates, Degrees, Marksheets etc. of educational qualification; proof of specialization in required discipline. Certificate issued by the competent authority in prescribed format in support of claim to belong to SC/ST/OBC/PH, as applicable. In case the certificate is in a local vernacular language, its English translation duly attested by a Gazetted Officer should be submitted. Certificate in support of claim for age relaxation/fee concession, as applicable. In case the qualifying degree (M.Sc./B.E./B. Tech etc.) carries a Grade Point Average (GPA) system instead of Percentage system, the duly certified conversion system prescribed by the educational institution must be submitted to ascertain requisite qualification of First Class degree from it.

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The application form, complete in all respect, should be sent to the Assistant Director General (Recruitment Board), Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand on or before 15.09.2011. Any application received after this last date of receipt of application shall be summarily rejected and ICFRE shall not be responsible for any postal delay or loss during the postal transit. Canvassing in any form will be treated as disqualification. Interim enquiries will not be entertained. The advertisement is also available on ICFRE website http://www.icfre.org Secretary, ICFRE

ANNEXURE-A Proforma of Application

1. Advertisement No._______________________________ 2. Amount of Application fee:__________________ Bank Draft No.___________Date________________ 3. Post Applied for:________________________________ 4. Post Code of the post applied for:____________________ 5. Name of Applicant (in block letters) First Name _____________ Middle Name ____________ Last Name _______________ Affix here your recent color passport Size photograph (Do not attest)

6. Preference of Centre for written examination: 1._______________2._________________3.__________________ 7. Fathers Name:__________________________ 8. Whether belongs Gen./SC/ST/OBC/PH (please specify):___________ 9. Permanent Address:_________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 10. Full Postal Address for Correspondence :_______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Mobile No._________(STD Code)______Telephone No.___________ Email address________________________ 11. (a) Date of Birth______________________________ (b) Age as on 15.09.2011, i.e, the last date of receipt of application _____years ______months _____days 12. Whether age relaxation claimed. If so, indicate category:________________ 13. Whether exemption of fee claimed. If so, indicate category:______________ 14. Nationality_______________ 15. (a) Educational qualifications Examination passed Name of Board/University Year of passing % of marks obtained Division

(b) Details of specialization (if any, in required discipline)

16. Experience (Research or Practical work done in required discipline) Nature of employment/ Designation 17. Any additional information: Declaration I affirm that all information supplied by me as above is true and correct, I also fully understand that if at any stage, it is discovered that any attempt has been made by me to willfully conceal or misrepresent the facts, my candidature is liable to be summarily rejected or employment terminated. Place: Date: Signature of the candidate (Name Name of employer Period Pay scale

Certificate to be furnished by the Employer/Head of Office of Forwarding Authority. This is to certify that:(i) (ii) The particulars furnished by Shri/Smt./Km./Dr._______________are correct, as per records. There is no vigilance case/disciplinary proceedings either pending and contemplated against him/her. (iii) The annual confidential dossier for the last three years in respect of Shri/Smt./Km./Dr.________________are enclosed/There is no practice of maintaining report of employees in this Organization/Institution (strike off which is not applicable).

Place: Date:

Signature of Head of Department/Forwarding Authority Name_________________ Department_____________ Official Seal____________